Similes and Metaphors
  • 1. Similes and metaphors...
A) compare two things
B) always use is or are
C) tell statements
D) always use like or as
  • 2. Key words for similes are...
A) is, are, were, was
B) like, as
C) there are no key words
D) that, them
  • 3. Key words for metaphors are...
A) that, them
B) there are no key words
C) is, are, were, was
D) like, as
  • 4. My hair is as soft as silk.
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) neither
  • 5. I like mashed potatoes.
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) neither
  • 6. Sterling was a rage of fire when he got mad at his friend.
A) metaphor
B) simile
C) neither
  • 7. Tomorrow is Saturday.
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) neither
  • 8. He is as tall as a building.
A) metaphor
B) neither
C) simile
  • 9. She was lava red from being sun burned
A) simile
B) neither
C) metaphor
  • 10. I was tired yesterday.
A) neither
B) metaphor
C) simile
  • 11. He is loud like a siren.
A) metaphor
B) neither
C) simile
  • 12. When the girl was sick, she was as pale as a ghost.
A) neither
B) metaphor
C) simile
  • 13. "Time is slow as molasses" what is being compared?
A) time and mollasses
B) slow and time
  • 14. "She was ghostly pale from being sick" what is being compared?
A) she, ghostly
B) she, pale
C) she, sick
  • 15. "The stars shine bright like a diamond" what is being compared?
A) stars, diamond
B) stars, like
C) stars, bright
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